Archive for December, 2003

The experiment has ended

Wednesday, December 31st, 2003

Well, a day later and the results are mostly in. I was able to finish one of the two projects I set for myself yesterday. Unfortunately, however, it was the significantly smaller of the two; when it came time to work on the larger project, I found all ...

Workin’ from home

Tuesday, December 30th, 2003

So I'm working from home today - it's sort of an experiment on my part this time; in the past, I've stayed home when I had to write large quantities of material, as the ambient noise in the office is usually pretty darn distracting. Today, however, I'm not writing ...

It’s just a gorgeous site

Monday, December 29th, 2003

I'm not sure what it is about SuperfluousBanter's minimalist design, but I think it's one of the best looking sites out there.

Big Plans

Sunday, December 28th, 2003

I've been pondering lately how best to go about dealing with my ever-increasing quantity of to-dos. It seems that every time I turn around, my todo list has grown by one or two new significant projects, and I've been at something of a loss on how to deal with ...

Shock and Awe, the being of

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003

I'm often astounded at how easily some people are shocked... turn on the news, and BAM! they're shocked. Tell 'em you're not shocked, and BAM! they're shocked again. I had an epiphany while listening to one such individual chatter on NPR this afternoon; my confusion about the phenomenon is due ...